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1) Textrovert
Author
Publisher
KCP Loft, an imprint of Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
It's bad enough when high-school senior Keeley grabs the wrong phone while leaving her small town's end-of-summer fair. It's even worse when she discovers that the phone she now has belongs to the obnoxious, self-centered Talon and that he's just left for football camp...with her phone. Reluctantly, the two agree to forward messages for a week. And as Keeley gets to know Talon, she starts to like him. Keeley learns there's more to Talon than the egocentric...
2) Die next
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Zack cannot believe his luck when he learns that a man next to him at a coffee shop accidentally picked up the wrong phone. He's even more surprised when he's able to open the phone and discovers that his new phone-pal is actually a professional killer. Trapped in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with a highly trained assassin was definitely not how Zack planned to spend his day. Knowing Zack has access to incriminating evidence makes Zack the killer's...
Author
Publisher
Puffin Canada
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Mya Parsons runs her school's social justice club with her best friend, Cleo. Her lifelong desire is to work for the United Nations and change the world, and then bask in all the ensuing adulation. Her more immediate desire is to get a phone, preferably one like Cleo's, with a leopard-print case to match. When her distracted dad and her long-distance mom (temporarily in Myanmar taking care of Mya's grandmother) both say no, no way, and possibly never,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Civilization doesn't end with a bang or a whimper. It ends with a call on your cell phone. What happens on the afternoon of October 1 came to be known as the Pulse, a signal sent though every operating cell phone that turns its user into something...well, something less than human. Savage, murderous, unthinking-and on a wanton rampage. Terrorist act? Cyber prank gone haywire? It really doesn't matter, not to the people who avoided the technological...
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A fun and informative illustrated kids' guide to safely and productively navigating the digital landscape. Cellphones have become a fact of life, with children as young as eight (yes, eight!) getting their very own 'devices.' Such boundless access means our kids are in nearly constant contact with technology that was designed specifically for adults. And they're doing so without any type of road map. Enter First Phone: the essential book that apprehensive...
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Julie fell in love with Sam the day she met him, and planned to attend college with him; but Sam died, and getting rid of his things, trying to erase him from her life is not working, so desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls his cellphone expecting to hear his voicemail -- but then Sam answers, and suddenly their cellphones become the living connection between them, a connection Julie finds impossible to let go....
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Ever wonder how your text message gets from your phone to your friend's phone? You type it, hit send, and boom -- the text appears on your friend's phone just moments later. But how?! From your brain to your fingers to your phone, once you hit send, off your message goes on a journey that seems impossibly far: traveling through the air, underground, under oceans, and even through mountains, in seconds. Turns out texts are big on adventure, and this...
8) One blue gnu
Author
Publisher
Amicus Ink
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When a box of cell phones is accidentally delivered to the zoo, one blue gnu quickly calls two white sheep, who plan a party -- beep beep beep! Call by call, the party spreads around the zoo, but oh no! Who invited tiger, and who will he call on his new phone? A fun and colorful picture book romp, where we count from one to ten and down again in one huge party!"--
10) The phone book: stay safe, be smart, and make the world better with the powerful device in your hand
Author
Publisher
Familius
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"So...you got a phone! You can text your friends, play games, and take cool pictures! You have the whole world in your pocket--power to be used as a force for good or, um, not so good. Fraught with cyberbullying, disinformation, fake stuff, tech addiction, and so much more, the digital world can be downright sad, awkward, and nasty. But have no fear, kids--The Phone Book is here! Packed with research-based explanations, techy tidbits, and real stories...
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Learning to use new technology can be a bit of a challenge for seniors, especially now that smartphones are more like mobile computers. iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 5th Edition is a full-color text that guides you through easy-to-understand lessons in iPhone features and functions.
13) Don't scream!
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When Jack finds a cell phone on the bus, he hears a strange voice on the other end that makes him do bad deeds, but no one believes the voice on the cell phone is real.
14) Phone
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The life of a psychiatrist affected by Alzheimer's intersects with the life of an emotionally isolated MI6 agent in unexpected ways.
Author
Series
Babymouse: Tales from the locker volume 2
Babymouse.Tales from the locker volume 2
Babymouse Tales from the locker volume 2
Babymouse.Tales from the locker volume 2
Babymouse Tales from the locker volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
After finally getting a cell phone, Babymouse tries to increase her popularity in middle school by becoming the queen of social media.
16) I speak boy
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Emmy is struggling to understand boys when she discovers a magic "app" that can read their thoughts, which soon drives a wedge between her and best friend Harper.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Kitty has almost everything a cat could want, everything... except for a phone! To get a device of such magic and beauty, Kitty must do extra chores around the house for three whole months without complaining. Desperate times call for desperate measures, after all! Is Kitty up for such a Herculean task? --Amazon
18) Whatshisface
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Cooper Vega and his military family has moved so often that he is used to new schoolmates not knowing his name, but at the moment he has a bigger problem--his new phone is haunted by the ghost of Roderick Northrop, a boy from the sixteenth-century, who needs his help to finish a quest, which is somehow tied up in the Stratford Middle School production of Romeo and Juliet.
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
IOS 11 for the iPhone includes a host of exciting new features, including a revamped Control Center and all-new powers for some of your favorite apps--Siri, AirPlay 2, Maps, Photos, and Maps. You can even send payment via iMessages and type with one hand! And the best way to learn all of these features is with iPhone: The Missing Manual--a funny, gorgeously illustrated guide to the tips, shortcuts, and workarounds that will turn you, too, into an...
20) Alien nation
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An incredible wordless journey into a world totally different from our own ... or is it?"-- cover page 4.
A wordless story that depicts a subway ride filled with cell-phone-using aliens. Presented in comic book format.
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